CHS softball gets upper hand on Warren

By BEN CRAVEN

Posted 4/19/19

The Cookeville High School softball team now has the clear upper hand in its recent District 6-AAA rivalry with Warren County as the Lady Cavaliers captured their second win of the season against the …

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The Cookeville High School softball team now has the clear upper hand in its recent District 6-AAA rivalry with Warren County as the Lady Cavaliers captured their second win of the season against the Lady Pioneers with a convincing 13-5 decision Thursday night at CHS.

The win bumps the Lady Cavs up to 17-12-1, but more importantly, it keeps them perfect in district play at 5-0.

“In the last few years, this has turned into the real rivalry for us,” CHS head coach Jordan Webb said. “White County is always important just because of the location, but for the last three or four years now, the top of the division has been us and Warren County. It’s definitely a love-hate relationship. We enjoy playing them because they’re a good team, they’ve got a good coaching staff, and they’re usually ready to go, but at the same time, it’s always a tough game.”

Early on, it looked like Thursday night’s contest was going to be another close affair as only three runs were scored in the first three innings. However, the Lady Cavs strung together 12 runs across the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to blow the game wide open.

Warren County actually took the first advantage by putting two runs on the board in just the first inning, but Cookeville was only able to answer with one run in the second. However, Bailey Turnbow ignited the fire for the Lady Cavs in the fourth inning with a two-run home run to take a 3-2 lead.

From there, CHS used four hits and two errors to score five runs in the fifth, and it used six hits and an error to score fife runs in the sixth as well. In those last two innings, three of those hits were doubles, and Turnbow hit another two-run homer.

“We got a couple runs early, but Warren County was matching us to keep it close,” Webb said. “I was just trying to tell my girls to stay with it and stay positive because, when we played them a couple weeks ago, it was kind of the same situation. We busted up five more runs, and that opened up the flood gates. We had some big, clutch hits when we needed them.”

Ryleigh Boyett posted the only perfect day at the plate for CHS with three hits in three at-bats. She also drove in two runs, but Turnbow led that category with five RBIs. Holly Smith drove in four runs, and Shelby Radford added two.

Morgan Radford collected her 12th win of the season (12-6) after pitching all seven innings. She allowed five runs (three earned) off eight hits, and she struck out seven batters.

Up next, CHS will travel to the Chattanooga area today to compete in the Soddy-Daisy Tournament through Saturday.